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A Gloomy Future for the Port of Los Angeles?

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

In June 2016, the Panama Canal will double its capacity, and this capacity expansion will undoubtedly reshape the freight flows around the globe, including those transiting through the Port of Los Angeles (click here for a past blog related to this subject). How can the Port of Los Angeles respond to this threat?

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Port of Los Angeles: Disintermediation and Other Risks

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

  The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are vital to the LA economy, not only because they provide a significant number of jobs in the shipping and logistics industries, but also because they give the city itself a competitive edge with regard to shipping times and transportation costs when it comes to operating a global businesses here.

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Los Angeles and Long Beach Terminal Congestions

CH Robinson Transportfolio

However, it is feared that a similar situation in Los Angeles will be created if there is significant change in volume to alternate ports. The next anticipated peak time will be during the Chinese New Year in February, 2015. The post Los Angeles and Long Beach Terminal Congestions appeared first on Transportfolio.

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goodr Partners with Stord to Deliver Exceptional Fulfillment Experiences at Scale

Stord

Since 2015, we’ve made polarized sunglasses that speak to the four F’s: Fun, Fashionable, Functional and ‘Ffordable. goodrs can be purchased directly at goodr.com; at our Los Angeles-based retail store, the goodr Cabana; and through leading national retailers like REI, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Tilly’s, and more.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

Spot-market rates to ship a container from China to Los Angeles rose 38% in the week through Jan. below transits in December 2015, before the Neopanamax locks went into service. The increases are being felt far beyond the disrupted trade routes that link China with Europe and the U.S. East Coast. 18 to $3,860. versus October.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 2-6, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Ryder Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2014 Results and Provides 2015 Forecast. Finally, there are more than 20 cargo ships anchored at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach waiting to be unloaded. The post This Week in Logistics News (February 2-6, 2015) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 30 – December 4, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Finally, remember Hyperloop, Elon Musk’s vision for a fifth mode of transportation that would allow passengers to travel from Los Angeles to San Francisco in 35 minutes, traveling at a top speed of almost 800 miles per hour? And with that, have a happy weekend! Song of the Week: “Mountain At My Gates” by Foals.